12 September 2011

Brand New Citycoach BX61DKV

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The City Sightseeing service went out on a low on Sunday 4 September with Olympians 373 and 379 standing in for the open toppers Fylde Bus Blog

With rumours flying around the ether about buses to Gatcombe, near Newport, Isle of Wight; a possible vanishing act by David Copperfield, grand illusionist, and some shirty comments by "anonymous" appended to fbb's previous blog, (more research was obviously needed Public Transport Experience

This was no small matter of teething problems, those expected little glitches that will always dog the system when contractors change. No, this was worse Dorset Bus Blog

OK, go on then. Let’s try a Yellow Buses Livery Survey. I note that two people have commented positively on this and I also note that one person wonders what it might achieve, so let’s see. Omnibuses

Not common in the First Western National fleet was the Duple Dominant bus body like on Tiger A665KUM which started life with West Yorkshire PTE. Busworld Photography

And, “There is a cultural hatred of bus drivers. Just being behind the wheel of a bus marks you out for abuse”. Too true. Added to which, it’s a stressful job with no option but to stick to continually clogged roads without the option of any rat run or diversion. Omnibuses

This is where it all started. No. 3 son asks, "What's that underground station that isn't an underground station just outside Euston?" This starts fbb on a quest for the complex history of the terminus of the first railway line to reach London, way back in 1837. Public Transport Experience

But we like complaints. Each and every one of them tells us about what went wrong for individuals who used our network. It would cost a fortune to learn this through research, Leon Daniels

Hellyers of Portsmouth operated Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2 R146COR for many years on the Hoverbus service from 1997. Southern England Bus Scene

I'm afraid Bretonside is not what it was and even some of the services like the Western National buses to Tavistock no longer use it. Busworld Photography

A Volvo B7 winds its way through a very foggy Saltash early on a Saturday morning. Atmospheric! PTOTPA

I think that both of the new coaches are 'old stock' built a couple of years ago so presumably were available at a much better price than the newer model. To most of their passengers this wont be an issue as long as the coaches are comfortable they really wont care that a slightly better looking version is now available.

About Me

My main on-line activity is the Plymothian Transit Blog which covers anything and everything to do with transport in and around Plymouth. My main interest was always buses and coaches so these feature heavily in the blog but I am also covering the railways and the road of Plymouth past and present. The development of the City also gets a mention from time to time.